Family & Marriage

My Crazy Husband…

My Crazy Husband…

I know why I sometimes get nervous about Dan being left to “fend” for himself on certain tasks. He ends up doing things like this:   We do not own a ladder, but know plenty of people who do in town. Though, Dan decides to be “creative” by creating his OWN ladder. He calls it…

The Love of Family

The Love of Family

This past weekend, we had the privilege of hosting my family out here in Minnesota! My mom, younger sister, and grandma made the drive out here and arrived late Thursday night. I was looking so forward to seeing them again, even though we saw them just 2 weeks ago. It was nice to not feel like…

A Yearly Tradition

A Yearly Tradition

This week has been better than expected. We didn’t know what to expect because we had never gone through what we did, a year before. We wanted to go into this week, open to however we were going to feel and however we felt led with our emotions. We had our moments of emotion, but…

Making The Trek…

Making The Trek…

We made the trek once again! On Wednesday after youth group, Dan and I drove through the night, back to our home state of Michigan. Actually DAN drove through the night; he drove the whole way while I slept peacefully in the passenger’s seat. He is one of those crazy people that can stay awake…

A Year Ago Today…

A year ago today, was a much different story in our life. We started the day by learning that Dan was let go from his job for reasons we did not understand. Yet it was also filled with such joy as hours later, we learned that Brenda was pregnant with our two children! Such a…

Labor Day Weekend Festivities

Labor Day Weekend Festivities

The past few days, we have been blessed with having another visitor out to the great lands of Minnesota! One of my college roommates, Stephanie, from Canada, was able to visit for the weekend! We had so much fun catching up, laughing, playing games, and just enjoying the great outdoors! On Saturday, we headed out…